Welcome

Since 1962, Sarasota Obedience Training Club has been helping dog owners in Southwest Florida train their canine companions. Whether you are interested in competing, or if you’re just looking to train a well-behaved pet, we have a class for you.

We offer a variety of classes in obedience, agility, rally, scent work, flyball and more!

SOTC loves puppies! A well-trained puppy will grow into a well-behaved adult. Our puppy classes will help give them – and you – the very best start.

Agility is a fun, fast-paced, timed sport consisting of obstacles including jumps, tunnels, weave poles and contact equipment.

From teaching tricks to reliable recalls to classes that help deepen the connection you have with your dog, you’ll find these and more at SOTC.

Whether you’re looking to teach your dog to walk nicely on a leash, reduce unwanted behaviors or train for competitive obedience, we have a class for you!

Also known as nosework, this hugely popular sport mimics the task of working detection dogs. Dogs are trained to locate several types of essential oils.

Rally is a fun team sport where you and you’re dog navigate a course of signs that highlight various obedience skills.

Flyball is a very fast, high-energy team relay competition where dogs sprint over a series of hurdles to retrieve a tennis ball and then race back to their handlers.

SOTC is run by dog-loving volunteers with decades of experience training dogs and teaching others to train their canine companions.

In addition to offering a wide variety of training classes, we also host multiple competitions a year in agility, obedience, rally and scentwork. We frequently host seminars by top trainers and judges.

SOTC recently launched SOTC Canine Diplomats, a program designed to provide outreach and education to the local community.